IDW11120
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Issued at 1:01 pm WST on Friday 9 October 2026
for the period until midnight WST Monday 12 October 2026.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Northwest to southwest winds will persist today and into the weekend as a a trough lingers over the inland.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Kalumburu in the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre east of Kalumburu. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre east of Kalumburu. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming west to northwesterly about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Port Hedland during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Port Hedland. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about offshore western waters in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the late morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Friday.
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